Tag: The Journey

The Fragrance without Words (7/20/2025)

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The Fragrance without Words (7/20/2025)

This time, I really got involved with Love

and separated completely from devoutness.

 

I am no longer alive because of my heart.

I am alive with something else.

I burned my mind from the bottom up

and did the same with my heart and thoughts. Continue reading “The Fragrance without Words (7/20/2025)” →

O Lovers, O Lovers (7/6/2025)

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O Lovers, O Lovers (7/6/2025)

O lovers, O lovers, I will turn dirt into jewels.

O players, O players, I will fill your tambourines with gold.

 

O thirsty ones, O thirsty ones, I will become the Cupbearer today.

I will turn this barren land into Heaven and make it flow with the River of Heaven. Continue reading “O Lovers, O Lovers (7/6/2025)” →

All My Troubles (6/1/2025)

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My Troubles (6/12025)

All this conniving for Your Love

has gotten me nothing.

I have shed bloody tears,

but my suffering has gotten me nothing.

I have found no relief from this pain.

But, how could anyone help?

All my troubles are nothing.

The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 3, rubai 1298, page 195.

There is a Price to be Paid (4/20/2025)

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There is a Price to be Paid (4/20/2025)

There is a place beyond faith and heresy

which is not for all the ones

who are just starting out young and fresh.

There is a price to be paid:

One has to give up one’s life and sacrifice one’s heart.

The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 3, rubai 1271, page 182.